Grand Rapids disability lawyer • Serving Western Michigan

Grand Rapids disability lawyer helps clients get the Social Security benefits they deserve

If you have an illness, injury, or medical condition that has made it hard or impossible for you to keep working, you may be entitled to Social Security disability benefits. As an experienced Grand Rapids disability lawyer, I have helped many people obtain the disability benefits they have worked for and deserve.

My website contains a library of information covering many different aspects of Social Security disability claims. I encourage you to explore the articles and videos you will find here, and I hope you find them helpful.

Social Security is a large bureaucracy governed by hundreds of pages of rules and regulations. As you familiarize yourself with the claims process, you may encounter confusing terminology, lengthy forms to fill out, and deadlines. But take heart–you don’t have to go through this process alone. A Michigan Social Security lawyer with experience in obtaining benefits for disabled clients can guide you at every step of the way.

Congress has defined the term “disability” for both the regular Social Security disability program (which appears in Title II of the Social Security Act) and the SSI disability program (which appears in Title XVI of the Act) as an inability “to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.” 42 U.S.C. §§ 423(d)(1)(A) and 1382c(a)(3)(A).

West Michigan Social Security disability attorney can help at any stage of your claim

If you are considering filing an initial claim, your claim has been denied, or you are at any other point in the claims process, you don’t have to deal with Social Security on your own. As a Michigan Social Security disability attorney, I can help you at any stage of the claims process.

If you are not already represented by a Michigan Social Security disability lawyer and would like an evaluation of your case, please describe your claim using the form to the right, and I will respond promptly. Or you may contact me.